USPTO Patents Application 09932286

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Serial Number: 09/932,286 Dkt: 884.516US1 (INTEL)

Filing Date: August 17, 2001

Title: APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR FINDING AND USING AVAILABLE TRANSMISSION FREQUENCIES

Assignee: Intel Corporation

IN THE CLAIMS

No claims are amended. The claims are reproduced here for the Examiner's
convenience.

1 . (Previously Presented) A sound generation device comprising:
an audio source to generate an audio signal;

a radio frequency (RF) transmitter, coupled to the audio source, to transmit an RF carrier
signal modulated with the audio signal, the RF carrier signal having a specific carrier frequency;
and

a channel locator controller to identify an optimum carrier frequency, wherein the
channel locator controller includes

a stored program digital computer, the computer to store a database of optimum
carrier frequencies arranged by geoposition; and

a geoposition source coupled to the stored program digital computer to provide a
geoposition to the stored program digital computer.

2. (Previously Presented) The sound generation device recited in claim 1, wherein the
geoposition source comprises a table stored in one of a programmable read only memory
(PROM) device, a cellular phone, a cellular switching center, and an Internet site.

3. (Previously Presented) The sound generation device recited in claim 1, wherein the
channel locator controller further comprises:

an out-of-band transmitter to transmit a channel selection signal comprising an optimum
carrier frequency.

4. (Previously Presented) The sound generation device recited in claim 1, wherein the
geoposition source comprises one of a cellular phone, a GPS (global position system) receiver, a
geoposition programming device, a data entry device, and a programmable read only memory.

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Serial Number: 09/932,286 Dkt: 884.5 1 6US 1 (INTEL)

Filing Date: August 17, 2001

Title: APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR FINDING AND USING AVAILABLE TRANSMISSION FREQUENCIES

Assignee: Intel Corporation

5. (Previously Presented) The sound generation device recited in claim 1, wherein the
sound generation device further comprises:

a channel selection circuit, coupled to the RF transmitter, to select an optimum carrier
frequency on which to transmit the RF carrier signal.

6. (Previously Presented) The sound generation device recited in claim 1, wherein the
sound generation device comprises one of an MP3 (Motion Picture Experts Group, Audio Layer
3) player, a compact disk player, a mini-disk player, a micro-disk player, a digital video disk
player, a cassette tape player, a radio, a cellular phone, a handheld computer, a portable
computer, a television, a video player, a personal digital assistant, an electronic musical
instrument, an electronic toy, and a wireless microphone.

7-33. (Canceled)

34. (Previously Presented) A sound generation device comprising:
an audio source to generate an audio signal;

a radio frequency (RF) transmitter, coupled to the audio source, to transmit an RF carrier
signal modulated with the audio signal, the RF carrier signal having a specific carrier frequency;

a channel locator controller to identify an available carrier frequency, wherein the
channel locator controller includes

an RF receiver, coupled to the RF transmitter, to receive RF signals having

different carrier frequencies; and
a channel locator circuit, coupled to the RF receiver, to identify a carrier
frequency below a minimum signal strength; and
an out-of-band transmitter to transmit a channel selection signal comprising an available
carrier frequency.

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Serial Number: 09/932,286 Dkt: 884.5 16US1 (INTEL)

Filing Date: August 17, 2001

Title: APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR FINDING AND USING AVAILABLE TRANSMISSION FREQUENCIES

Assignee: Intel Corporation

35. (Previously Presented) The sound generation device recited in claim 34, wherein the
sound generation device further comprises:

a channel selection circuit, coupled to the RF transmitter, to select the available carrier
frequency on which to transmit the RF carrier signal.

36. (Previously Presented) The sound generation device recited in claim 34, wherein the
sound generation device comprises one of an MP3 (Motion Picture Experts Group, Audio Layer
3) player, a compact disk player, a mini-disk player, a micro-disk player, a digital video disk
player, a cassette tape player, a radio, a cellular phone, a handheld computer, a portable
computer, a television, a video player, a personal digital assistant, an electronic musical
instrument, an electronic toy, and a wireless microphone.

37. (Previously Presented) A sound generation device comprising:
an audio source to generate an audio signal;

a radio frequency (RF) transmitter, coupled to the audio source, to transmit an RF carrier
signal modulated with the audio signal, the RF carrier signal having a specific carrier frequency;
and

a channel locator controller to identify an available carrier frequency, wherein the
channel locator controller includes

a stored program digital computer, the computer to store a database of available
carrier frequencies arranged by geoposition; and

a geoposition source coupled to the stored program digital computer to provide a
geoposition to the stored program digital computer.

38. (Previously Presented) The sound generation device recited in claim 37, wherein the
geoposition source comprises one of a cellular phone, a GPS (global position system) receiver, a
geoposition programming device, a data entry device, and a programmable read only memory.

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Serial Number: 09/932,286 Dkt: 884.516US1 (INTEL)

Filing Date: August 17, 2001

Title: APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR FINDING AND USING AVAILABLE TRANSMISSION FREQUENCIES

Assignee: Intel Corporation

39. (Previously Presented) The sound generation device recited in claim 37, wherein the
sound generation device further comprises:

a channel selection circuit, coupled to the RF transmitter, to select an available carrier
frequency on which to transmit the RF carrier signal.

40. (Previously Presented) The sound generation device recited in claim 37, wherein the
sound generation device comprises one of an MP3 (Motion Picture Experts Group, Audio Layer
3) player, a compact disk player, a mini-disk player, a micro-disk player, a digital video disk
player, a cassette tape player, a radio, a cellular phone, a handheld computer, a portable
computer, a television, a video player, a personal digital assistant, an electronic musical
instrument, an electronic toy, and a wireless microphone.